ON THE full moon day of the month of Kartigai (November-December) which falls on the ascension of the Kritigai star, the Hindus celebrate the Kartigai Deepam. It is on this day that the huge beacon is lit on the holy hill Arunachala, in South India. Once Lord Shiva assumed the form of a hill at Tiruvannamalai in South India. Here Continue Reading...

Guru Nanak By Sri Swami Sivananda Birth Whenever there is a big catastrophe in the land, whenever there is decline of righteousness, whenever there are oppression and chaos in the land, whenever the faith of the people in God wanes, great men or saints appear, from time to time, to enrich sacred literature, to protect Dharma, to destroy unrighteousness and Continue Reading...

Karthik Damodar Month, also known as the festival of lights, was celebrated in the month of Kartika (October – November) at Dhrti Yoga Center. This was month-long Deepotsav of Lord Damodara and listening to his lilas – pastimes of Bala Gopala. Ghee lamps were offered every day to Lord Damodar by morning and evening students, Damodarashtakam was recited both morning Continue Reading...

This center is just not about yoga.. its about bringing peace of mind, leading a healthy life with all the cleansing and it also helps in building principles and values in life which is very essential. This center also celebrates festival in traditional way which is long forgotten....

Education of the Child Swami Sivananda If a child is trained properly from the very beginning, then you will have very few problems later on. You will have very few occasions to chastise the child. Only good samskaras should be implanted in the child, since it learns to talk early on. When the child is born, the parents should feel Continue Reading...